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    CVE-2003-0127

    The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

    Published:Mar 17, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 18, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00951
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3https://github.com/anilkashyap01/Binary-Exploitation-and-Kernel-Escalationhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22362https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22363

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254
    ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High